The self-same things, a note of concord be,

I know no couple better can agree.

John Donne, one of the greatest preachers of the English church, was also a noted wit, poet and courtier. Like his contemporaries his wit was satirical, but in more playful vein than most.

THE WILL

Before I sigh my last gasp, let me breathe,

Great Love, some legacies: Here I bequeathe

Mine eyes to Argus, if mine eyes can see;

If they be blind, then, Love, I give them thee;

My tongue to fame; to embassadors mine ears;

To women or the sea, my tears.